CVE-2023-42358 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 3 Jan 2024 Updated 18 Jun 2025

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in O-RAN RIC E2Manager via crafted API requests, affecting telecom infrastructure operators.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-42358?

CVE-2023-42358 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in O-RAN Software Community ric-plt-e2mgr in the G-Release environment, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted request to the E2Manager API component.

Weakness: CWE-862, CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42358?

It affects 1 product.

Products include O-Ran-Sc Ric-Plt-E2mgr.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42358?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42358 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-42358 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-42358 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p632-fvpj-4vwp.